{"id":711,"date":"2019-09-17T16:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T23:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturalpathremedies.com\/blog\/?p=711"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:35:54","slug":"phytotherapy-a-safe-and-effective-solution-for-hormonal-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/phytotherapy-a-safe-and-effective-solution-for-hormonal-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Phytotherapy: a safe and effective solution for hormonal help"},"content":{"rendered":"
Published May, 2011<\/h5>\n
Update Sept, 2019- \u00a0at end<\/h5>\n

Many women using synthetic hormones stopped when the Nurse\u2019s Initiative published the negative side effects. Now more women use natural treatments to help with hormonal challenges, ranging from acne to weight gain and hot flashes.<\/p>\n

Phytotherapy<\/em> is the use of plants, either from food or herbs, for healing purposes. Phytotherapy is a wonderful alternative for hormonal balance because it works with<\/em> your body to give you what you need, and has a proven track record of safety and efficacy.<\/p>\n

Both women and men have hormone receptor cells that can be filled (like a key fitting into a lock) in several ways: EDC\u2019s: endocrine disruptors produced by industrial by-products; xenoestrogens: prevalent in plastics, household, personal care products, fertilizers, pesticides; our body\u2019s own hormones, AND plant precursors to hormones, or phytohormones.<\/p>\n

The healthiest choice when our own hormones are out of balance is to use phytohormones to fill our natural hormone receptor sites, so that the toxic forms have no sites available, and will be eliminated via liver, kidneys, lymph and bowel.<\/p>\n

One example is Black Cohosh<\/strong> (Cimicifuga racemosa<\/em>)<\/a>(US). This herb acts positively to reduce hot flashes, in addition to its long historical uses as an antidote for snake bites, fevers, phlegm, and a tonic for the central nervous system. Many women have had exceptional relief from hot flashes and night sweats with a standardized formulation of Black Cohosh combined with Dong Quai. This formula, known as FE (Flash Ease)<\/strong><\/a> can work within the week, without the negative side effects inherent in drugs.<\/p>\n

For men, Saw Palmetto Concentrate<\/a><\/strong> is known to benefit the genito-urinary system. Clinical studies have shown results with BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia). The fat soluble portion of the Saw Palmetto berry prevents the conversion of testosterone to more potent dihydrotestosterone. This is also related to male pattern baldness.<\/p>\n

Maca <\/strong><\/a>(Lepidium meyinii<\/em>) is another herb that has hit the American market in the last 10 years. This herb has multiples benefits for both males and females.<\/p>\n

To learn more about these and other natural aids for overall female hormonal health, join us for fun and informative dinner classes in Duncan. The next class will deal with Hormones for both Women and Men. This $10 investment can make a difference in your life! We\u2019ll discuss Men\u2019s health,\u00a0 Monday June 13th<\/sup>. Call 250-748-6802 to register.<\/p>\n

You can also learn everything you ever wanted to know about herbs that grow in the Cowichan Valley, in our Annual Herbal Intensives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also be sure to understand the more about the phyto hormones from soy, in our article: The Soy Controversy <\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Soy and Breast Cancer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE September 16, 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n

There are other herbs that one may have unwarranted warnings due to the general misunderstanding about the different \u00a0human interactions \u00a0of phyto hormones, human hormones, pharmaceutical hormones and environmental, toxic hormones (xenohormones) such as\u00a0xenoestrogens mentioned above.<\/p>\n

Some more common herbs that carry warnings are: licorice, red raspberry, dong quai, ginsengs, wild yam, red clover, chaste-tree berry, \u00a0evening primrose, ginkgo and saw palmetto.<\/p>\n

Brassinosteroids (BS) are natural low-molecular-mass bioregulators, i.e., plant hormones that are present in all vegetable matter and possess growth-modulating and adaptogenic activity.\u00a0Many common\u00a0foods including plum, pear, apple grape berries, beans, sprouts, cabbage, spinaches, soybeans, grains, hops, garlic, onion would also be contra-indicated if one followed this (il)logic.<\/p>\n

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine recently published a summary stating that they have found no credence to the suggestion that soy may be harmful to human health. This affirms my 2010\u00a0 Soy Controversy<\/a> <\/strong>post is still valid.<\/p>\n

You may also want to refer to Soy and Breast Cancer<\/a>\u00a0.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These plants all have their benefits, so do not be scared off by medical warnings that are based on biochemical mis-information.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Lorene Benoit, BEd, MHH, CHC, CI, CRA.<\/p>\n

Master Holistic Health, Certified Herbal Consultant, Educator author of The Paw Paw Program, A Christopher Columbus Approach to Cancer……<\/p>\n

Contacts:<\/p>\n

Phone: 250-748-6802<\/p>\n

Email: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 TakeTheNaturalPath@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Website Contact:\u00a0http:\/\/www.naturalpathremedies.com\/blog\/contact\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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